Hames to offer inside look at Amazon hunter-gatherers
University of Nebraska–Lincoln anthropologist Raymond Hames will present the spring Nebraska Lecture from 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 14 via Zoom. Hames, professor of anthropology in the School of Global Integrative Studies, will present "The Truth about Hunter-Gatherers." His talk is informed by his extensive research of native peoples of the Venezuelan Amazon, including their behavioral ecology; human ecology; food and labor exchange; and marriage and parental investment.
Annual report celebrates global strategy progress
The 2021 Global Nebraska annual report, now available online, celebrates the university’s progress towards its global strategy, particularly in expanding global learning opportunities and support for international students and scholars.
Global Glam celebrates international diversity through fashion
Hosted by the International Student and Scholar Office, “Global Glam: An Evening of Fashion, Diversity and Community” brought more than 200 campus and community members together Mar. 26 to celebrate global diversity.
Multidisciplinary collaboration unites domestic, international students
By partnering with multiple departments, instructor Crystal Bock Thiessen redesigned her English and Community Engagement course for international students in the Intensive English Program to build stronger connections with domestic students across campus.
350 students to attend Language Fair on March 31
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 43rd Language Fair is March 31 at the Nebraska Union. Hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the event allows high school students to showcase their foreign language skills through competitions including dramatic readings, musical performances, and poetry recitals. Some 350 students from across the state will participate in a variety of events, including competitions in French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.
Sandin shines as ‘living embodiment of every person and interaction matters’
Mikki Sandin's passion to help others is a beacon helping guide student success — particularly for international Huskers — in the College of Business and across the institution. Sandin, who has served for three years in the college (six total on campus), is the international business and inclusion coordinator for Nebraska Business. Her work includes working with the college's international team to offer meaningful interactions abroad, forging intercultural connections on campus and supporting experiential learning and internships.
Local Rwandan band draws from global influences, discovers friendship
In February 2020, six Kigali, Rwanda-born integrated science majors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln came together to compose a musical performance for the annual Rwandan Night campus event celebrating the nation's culture. Little did they know just how drastically one night could alter their trajectories. Drawing from various musical disciplines and a variety of individual talents, the band now known as Live Lyve is comprised of lead singer Esther Uwamahoro, keyboardist, producer and backup vocalist Japhet Ingeri and multi-instrumentalist and music director Benoit "The Music Machine" Kayigamba.
Spring break trip offers hands-on sports medicine, nutrition lessons
From the grounds of the ancient Olympics to modern-day metabolic testing, 12 Huskers spent spring break in Greece, immersed in the history and application of nutrition and sports medicine. Led by Georgia Jones and Dennis Perkey, faculty in Nutrition and Health Sciences, the students spent six days in Athens and Olympia touring ancient and modern Olympic stadiums, learning from top-of-the-line practitioners, and applying their studies through cooking classes and metabolic testing. Students learned the importance of understanding the historical and cultural backgrounds of their fields while embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Global Glam fashion show exhibits student designs, brings community together
Wide-eyed fashion design students and international student models, all from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, stare down from the banister at the temporary catwalk stationed in the center of the Wick Alumni Center. It was 7 p.m. on Saturday and Global Glam: An Evening of Fashion, Diversity and Community was just getting started. Natalie Baskin, international student success navigator at UNL and Global Glam coordinator, stood at the corner of the room. She explained that the main idea of the event was to give every type of student a space to comfortably express themselves and their various fashion tastes.
World Food Prize program fosters discussion among Nebraska youth on food security, disasters and world events
The youth – Nebraska high school students -- began by ranking natural disasters. Which worried them most? Hurricane, fire, flood, earthquake, tsunami or drought? Then they explored the billions of dollars and losses of life associated with different disasters over time and around the world. As it turns out, when epidemics are added to the picture, deaths from the Covid pandemic dwarfed the others. The disaster talk, led by Michael J. Hayes, a climatologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources and former director of the National Drought Mitigation Center, was one of several choices available to 40 young scholars. The students converged on UNL's East Campus March 7 to present papers and talk with experts, part of the World Food Prize Foundation's Nebraska Youth Institute.